8:30 A.M. WORSHIP OLD CHURCH10:30 A.M. WORSHIP NEW CHURCH

SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH1515 Organ Church Road, Salisbury, North Carolina 28146

Rev. Carlin Ours, Pastor & Vicar Jordan Davis

June 3, 201810:30 A.M

COMMUNION SERVICE

Welcome and Announcements

8:30/10:30 Hymn: “Come, Thou Almighty King” page 11

Invocation

P: In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, C: Amen.

THE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, C: We poor sinners confess to you, that we are by nature sinful and

unclean, and that we have sinned against you by thought, word, and deed. We flee for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your grace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

P: The Almighty and Merciful God grant to you, being penitent, pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of his Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

FIRST READING: DEUTERONOMY 5: 12–1512{Moses said,} “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your

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female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.’”

SECOND READING: 2 CORINTHIANS 4: 5–125For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12So death is at work in us, but life in you.

GOSPEL: MARK 2: 23––3: 623One Sabbath {Jesus} was going through the grain fields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”1Again {Jesus} entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness

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of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

(10:30 Service) EAGLE SCOUT PRESENTATION

(10:30 Service) AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM page 9

(8:30 Service) THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISMfor: Warren Mitchell Cowden

P: In holy baptism our gracious heavenly Father liberates us from sin and death by joining us to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are born children of a fallen humanity; in the waters of baptism we are reborn children of God and inheritors of eternal life. By water and the Holy Spirit we are made members of the church which is the body of Christ. As we live with him and with his people, we grow in faith, love, and obedience to the will of God. Trusting in the grace and love of God, do you desire to have Warren baptized?Parent: I do.

PRESENTATIONP: As you present Warren for baptism in Christian love, you are entrusted with

gifts & responsibilities: LIVE with him among God’s faithful people, BRING him to the services of worship in God’s house, TEACH him the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. As he grows in years, you should: PLACE in his hands the Holy Scriptures, PROVIDE for him instruction in the Christian faith, so that he may learn to trust God, proclaim Christ through word and deed, care for others and the world God made, and lead godly lives until the day of Jesus Christ. Do you promise to fulfill these obligations?Parent I do.

P: Family and friends, do you promise to nurture Warren in the Christian faith as you are empowered by God’s Spirit, help him live in the covenant of baptism, support and pray for him in his new life in Christ? We do.

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RENUNCIATION OF EVILP: I ask you to reject sin, profess your faith in Christ, and confess the faith of

the church. Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God?

C: I renounce them.Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God?

C: I renounce them.Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you from God?

C: I renounce them.Do you turn to Christ as your Lord and Savior?

C: In faith I turn to Christ

PROFESSION OF FAITHP: Do you believe in God the Father?

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit,born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of the Father,He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

(*which means “the holy Christian church”)THE THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you. And also with you.Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Holy God, holy and merciful, holy and mighty, you are the river of life, you are the everlasting wellspring, you are the fire of rebirth. Glory to you for oceans and lakes, for rivers and streams. Honor to you for cloud and rain, for dew and snow. Your waters are below us, around

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us, above us: our life is born in you. You are the fountain of resurrection.

Praise to you for your saving waters: Noah and the animals survived the flood, Hagar discovered your well. The Israelites escaped through the sea, and they drank from your gushing rock. Naaman washed away his disease, and the Samaritan woman’s thirst was satisfied.

At this font, holy God, we pray: Praise to you for the water of baptism and for your Word that saves us in this water. Breathe your Spirit into all who are gathered here and into all creation. Illumine our days. Enliven our bones. Dry our tears. Wash away the sin within us, and drown the evil around us.

Satisfy all our thirst with your living water, Jesus Christ, our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

BAPTISMWarren, I baptize you in the name of the Father, (water is poured)

And of the Son, (water is poured again)And of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (water is poured a final time)Blessed be God, the source of all life, the word of salvation, and the spirit of mercy! Amen.

LAYING ON OF HANDSLet us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give your child, Warren new birth. Wash him from sin, and raise him to eternal life. (The presiding minister lays both hands on the head of the newly baptized.)

Sustain Warren with the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord,the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. Amen.

SEALING WITH THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & ANOINTING WITH OIL

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(In the Old Testament, the anointing of oil signifies a person being chosen by God. The sign of the cross is made on the forehead of each of the baptized. As the sign of the cross is made, the minister says:)Warren, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit, and marked with the cross of Christ forever. Amen.

THE BAPTISMAL CANDLE(A lighted candle is given to the newly baptized. This candle connects the death & resurrection of Jesus with our baptismal death & resurrection to new life.)

Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Receive this baptismal candle which is to be lighted at each anniversary of Warren’s baptism as a reminder of the glory and obligation which Baptism bestows.Let us pray: O God, the giver of life, look with kindness upon this family. Let them ever rejoice in the gift you have given them. Make them teachers and examples of righteousness for him. Strengthen them in their own baptism, so they may share eternally with Warren the salvation you have given them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRESENTATION and WELCOME(The pastor presents the newly baptized to the congregation.)C: We welcome you into the Lord’s family. We receive you as a

fellow member of the body of Christ, a child of the same heavenly Father, and a worker with us in the kingdom of God.

May the Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor (+), and give you his peace. Amen.

SERMON Pastor Ours

8:30/10:30 Hymn: “How Sweet the Name of Jesus…” Insert

OFFERING

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ANTHEM: “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus” by Dan Forrest

Offertory

THE THANKSGIVINGP: Let us pray. Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your

goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

C: AmenP: (Words of Institution) In the night which…THE LORD’S PRAYER:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

HOLY COMMUNION

P: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you to eternal life.

C: Amen

Benediction

8:30/10:30 Hymn: “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” Insert

P: Go in peace and serve the LordC: Thanks be to God

(10:30 Service) Affirmation of BaptismP. These persons have been instructed in the Christian faith and desire to make public affirmation of their Baptism.

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P. Brothers and sisters in Christ: In Holy Baptism our Lord Jesus Christ received you and made you members of his church. In the community of God’s people, you have learned from his Word God’s loving purpose for you and all creation. You have been [nourished at his holy table and] called to be witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, therefore, I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the church, the faith in which we baptize.Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, an all his empty promises? C. I do.P. Do you believe in God the Father?C. I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.P. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?C. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontus Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. P. Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?C. I believe in the Holy Spirit, and the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. AmenP. Let us pray for those who are affirming their Baptism, and for all the baptized everywhere:That they may be redeemed from all evil and rescued from the way of sin and death: Lord, in your mercy,C. Hear our prayer.P. That the Holy Spirit may open their hearts to your grace and truth: Lord, in your mercy,C. Hear our prayer.P. That they may be kept in the faith and communion of your holy church: Lord, in your mercy, C. Hear our prayer.P. That they may be sent into the world in witness to your love: Lord, in your mercy,C. Hear our prayer.P. That they may be brought to the fullness of your peace and glory: Lord, in your mercy,

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C. Hear our prayer.P. Into your hands, o Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.C. Amen. P. You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in the convent God made with you in Holy Baptism: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear his Word and share in his supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example of our Lord Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?C. I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.P. Let us pray.P. Father in heaven, for Jesus’ sake, stir up in EmmaGrace Shoe & Riley McCullough the gift of your Holy Spirit; confirm their faith, guide their life, empower them in their serving, give them patience in suffering, and bring them to everlasting life. C. Amen.P. Peace be with youC. And also with you.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK AT ORGAN TODAY: Sunday, June 3, 2018 (1st Sunday Communion)

8:30 am Early Service /Old Church-Baptism

9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service-Eagle Scout Presentation-Confirmands

12:00 noon Fund Raiser Meal/Jesse’s RideYouth & OKFC Meet

Tuesday, June 5, 201810:30 am Senior Citizens Picnic/Shelter

Wednesday, June 6, 20186:30 pm Bible Study with Vicar Jordan7:30 pm Choir Practice

Thursday, June 7, 20189–10:00 Food Pantry/ Clothing Closet

Next Sunday, June 10, 2018 Father’s Day8:30 am Early Service in the Old Church9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service

REMEMBER the EARLY SERVICE in the Old Church began this morning and continues through the summer until the last Sunday of August. (One

TODAY'S LOOSE OFFERING GOES TO

Organ's Out-reach Program.

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exception– there will be no Early Service on August 12, HOMECOMING DAY!).

WELCOME BY HOLY BAPTISM (8:30) our new member, Warren Mitchell Cowden, born July 28, 2017. His parents are Mitchell & Maisie Cowden (parents in the U.S. Navy stationed in Norfolk, VA.).CONFIRMATATION will be held this morning at the 10:30 service for Riley McCullough, daughter of Jonathan & Sonya McCullough and EmmaGrace Shoe, daughter of Scott & Jennifer Shoe.

CONGRATULATIONS to Rodney “Mack” Goodman, Jr. who will receive his Eagle Scout Award this morning at the 10:30 service. Scout Master Harold Driver will present the award.

THE SENIOR CITIZEN’S TRIP MONEY (final payment) for the bus trip to Helen, Georgia is due Tuesday, June 5, 2018

BIBLE STUDY is WEDNESDAY at 6:30 p.m. with Vicar Jordan in the Fellowship Hall.

REGISTER NOW FOR SHIPWRECKED VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! VBS is July 9–13, 2018. 6:00–8:00 p.m. A meal will be served in the Fellowship Hall before VBS at 5:30. For more information about VBS contact Rita Ramsey.

SIGN-UP for Agape Day Camp is in the narthex. Camp is (July 23–27) for any child entering 1st grade –– 8th grade. The cost per child is $35 and is due by July 15. Camp is open first to children and grandchildren of the congregation and then to community children. Donations are needed to pay for some of the children to go to camp. Make your check to Organ Lutheran Church (memo: Agape donation). Total cost (to the church) for a child to attend is $120 each.

OUR SYMPATHY is expressed to the family of Howard “Ray Fesperman upon his death on May 25, 2018. Funeral services and burial were held at Organ.

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OUR SYMPATHY is expressed to the family of Debra Bost Snider upon her death on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Memorial services were held Saturday at Organ. Memorials will go to Powles Staton Funeral Home to help defray final expenses.

ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES’ DONATIONS for JUNE is DIAPERS.

Please place the items in the bins in the breezeway.

ORGAN FOOD PANTRY DONATION for JUNE are CEREAL.

Please place the items in the bins in the breezeway.

LESSONS FOR NEXT WEEK:Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

Join us today for our FUND-RAISING LUNCH FOR JESSE’S RIDE in the Fellowship Hall. Jesse’s Ride is an event that will be held September 22, 2018 here at Organ. We will have food,

venders, games and lots more fun things. Come out and support this great event to raise money for

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May 27, 2018 TELLER REPORTNeeded for weekly 2018 BUDGET: ($5,737.88)General Fund $ 2,753.00Direct Deposit $ 225.00Building & Repair $ 150.00Chat-N-Chew $ 16.00Bible bought $ 20.00Margaret Weant Memorial $ 30.00Sunday School Attendance 67 $ 45.7510:30 Worship Service 134 $Children’s Church (Adults) 3 (Children) 12

VOLUNTEERS FOR JUNE 2018

Head Usher: Daniel CorlDate Ushers Tellers (8:00 & 10:30) Greeters

3 Com. 8:30 Mitch & Wendy E. Kathi LingleDaniel CorlDavid Peeler

10:30 Jordan Cress, Bill Shive, Tim BollingerDennis Holshouser

Louann & Jeremy Shive

10 8:30 Mitch & Wendy E. Kathi LingleDaniel CorlDavid Peeler

10:30 Jordan Cress, Tim Bollinger, Bill Shive, Dennis Holshouser

Louann & Jeremy Shive

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8:30 Mitch & Wendy E. Kathi LingleDaniel CorlDavid Peeler

10:30 Jordan Cress, Tim Bollinger, Bill Shive, D Holshouser

Louann & Jeremy Shive

24 8:30 Mitch & Wendy E. Kathi LingleDaniel CorlDavid Peeler

10:30 Jordan Cress, Tim Bollinger, Bill Shive, Dennis Holshouser

Louann & Jeremy Shive

Date Acolytes Lector

3 Com8:30 Kellin Ours Heather Coleman

10:30 Hunter Hill, Zeke Brown Jonathan McCullough

10 8:30 Jordan Cress Coy Shive10:30 Owen & Will Kesler Teenie McCullough

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8:30 Kellin Ours Pat Shive10:30 Riley McCullough,

Caylee FlemingDianne Artz

24 8:30 Jordan Cress Jim Lober10:30 Gabe & Bailey Krack Ryan Cress

Date Communion Assistants Communion Helpers

3 8:30 Jerry Lambert Tim Misenheimer10:30 Mark Brown, Bill Shive

Scott BlackwellKathi Lingle, Kenny AustinNiki Castor, D. Holshouser

Dear Organ Church,Thank you so much for the scholarship money.

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Dear Organ Church,Thank you so much for the scholarship money.

Dear Organ Church,Thank you so much for your support and help

over these past few years. I am truly blessed and thankful to be part of an awesome congregation as our own.

I plan to begin college in September 2018 at Johnson & Wiles University in the Pastry Arts Program. The course will last 2 years and it requires an internship, providing experience. After I graduate, I hopefully plan to own my own business.

Thanks again for the monetary gift I received!Yours in Christ,Jordan Cress

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